'Lyde ludens' (Hor. 'Carm'. 3.11.8-10): avatares y azares de un juego de palabras

This paper deals with the word-play Lyde ~ ludit at HOR.Carm.3.11-8-10 and its linguistic and cultural background (§ 1); it also conjectures the symbolic meaning of the pun, while reflecting on its relevance for the discussion on the relationship between Carm.2.11.21-24, 3.11 and 3.28 as items of a poetic cycle (§ 2); in connection to this, attention is given to Horace’s farewell to the game of love and lyric poetry (§ 3); some possible echoes of Horace’s word-play in later literature are also considered (§ 4). Temas de este articulo son el juego verbal Lyde ~ ludit en HOR.Carm.3.11.8-10 y su trasfondo linguistico (§ 1); la posible relevancia de ese juego verbal y de su presumible simbolismo para la consideración de Carm.2.11.21-24, 3.11 y 3.28 como ciclo poetico (§ 2); la despedida horaciana del ludus lirico-amoroso en Epístolas y Odas 4 (§ 3); posibles repercusiones del juego verbal Lyde ~ ludit en la tradicion literaria posterior (§ 4).